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• Complications of an abortion

  Find out about possible complications of having an abortion.

• Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)

  Find out about polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), previously called polycystic ovary syndrome, including what the symptoms are, how it’s diagnosed and what the treatments are.

• Itching in pregnancy

  Find out about itching in pregnancy, including how you can treat it yourself and when itching needs to be checked by a GP.

• Inducing labour

  Find out about induction of labour, where the midwife or doctor starts labour artificially using a membrane sweep, pessary or hormone drip.

• Thrombophilia

  Find out about thrombophilia, including what symptoms it causes and how it is treated.

• Pain relief in labour

  Find out about the different methods of pain relief in labour, including self-help, gas and air, birth pools, pethidine and epidurals.

• Medicines in pregnancy

  Find out which prescription and over-the-counter medicines, such as painkillers, are safe to take in pregnancy.

• Back pain in pregnancy

  Find out about the causes of backache in pregnancy, and what you can do to help ease the discomfort of back pain.

• Hydrocephalus - Symptoms

  Read about the symptoms of hydrocephalus (excess fluid in the brain). The symptoms can differ depending on the type of hydrocephalus and the age of the person affected.

• Piles in pregnancy

  Find out about piles (haemorrhoids) in pregnancy, and what you can do to help prevent or ease them, such as eating more fibre and not standing up for long periods of time.